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Kaleb James was a late arrival to the gridiron, having grown up with a focus on soccer.
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PAT DAILEY
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8/8/22
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Nixa’s undefeated run through the COC earned the Eagles seven selections on the All-COC First-Team, including the Player Of the Year and Pitcher Of the Year awards.
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PAT DAILEY
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6/2/22
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Taylor Hopper is hearing about the personal records of some of the sprinters from the St. Louis and Kansas City metro areas and is curious what they might mean to her PR.
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PAT DAILEY
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5/27/22
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Rylan Evans anticipates he and his Nixa teammates will be more motivated than ever in response to the Eagles’ Class 6 District 6 final loss to Kickapoo last week.
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PAT DAILEY
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5/23/22
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Memorial Day weekend for Sam Russo as a youth included making the short drive from his suburban Indianapolis home to Speedway, Indiana, to attend the Indy 500.
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PAT DAILEY Sports Editor patd@ccheadliner.com
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5/22/22
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JOPLIN — A storybook season for Nixa with five walk-off hits and a school-record 32 wins ended Thursday at the hands of a pitcher having a storybook comeback in a fight for his life.
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5/20/22
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SPRINGFIELD — Even after 80 minutes of regulation and 30 minutes of overtimes, Ozark forward Madison Moore sprinted half the field to lead the Lady Tigers’ celebration Tuesday.
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5/18/22
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JOPLIN — Prior to this week, Nixa outfielder Sam Russo had never experienced the thrill of a walk-off hit.
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PAT DAILEY Sports Editor patd@ccheadliner.com
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5/18/22
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Jaret Nelson could get to the 100-hit milestone during Nixa’s Class 6 District 6 run in Joplin this week. He entered the Eagles’ opener with Springfield Central on Monday seven shy of triple digits.
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PAT DAILEY
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5/16/22
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Hardy Dougan and seemingly every Nixa pitcher and hitter has responded well to the change of coaching staffs at Nixa this season.
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PAT DAILEY Sports Editor patd@ccheadliner.com
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5/15/22
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It says everything about the reverence Nixa athletes have for former Eagles star Chase Allen that Koby Graham was worried about Allen’s reaction upon breaking his school javelin record.
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PAT DAILEY
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5/9/22
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Sam Russo is making another run, er walk, at 20-plus walks.
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PAT DAILEY
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4/25/22
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WILLARD — Alicen Ashley and the rest of Nixa’s 4 x 800 relay are missing injured teammate Macy Kopp, but are still winning.
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PAT DAILEY
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4/25/22
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With his Marucci CAT9 bat in his hands for his seventh-inning at-bat Thursday, Rylan Michel didn’t quite need nine lives. But he was obviously living right by having four foul balls escape the gloves of Joplin defenders.
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PAT DAILEY Sports Editor patd@ccheadliner.com
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4/21/22
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Before Nixa catcher Jaret Nelson’s senior season could take off, he had to go through a countdown of sorts.
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PAT DAILEY Sports Editor patd@ccheadliner.com
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4/21/22
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For Nixa catcher Jaret Nelson, whether it be basketball or baseball, there’s something about the combination of being in bounce-back mode and a matchup with Ozark that brings out the best in him.
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PAT DAILEY Sports Editor patd@ccheadliner.com
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4/20/22
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Peyton Ligon is proving to be quite a jumper for Ozark, similar to his late uncle, Thomas Ligon, but in a different event.
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PAT DAILEY Sports Editor patd@ccheadliner.com
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4/20/22
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